Automatic ejector for toy gun holster



May 17, 1955 E. DEC

AUTOMATIC EJECTOR FOR TOY GUN HOLSTER 2 Shee'ts-Sheet 1 Original FiledMarch 2, 1953 INVENTOR.

EDWARD DEC BY A7'IZ7R/V5) May 17, 1955 E. DEC 2,708,537

AUTOMATIC EJECTOR FOR TOY GUN HOLSTER Original Filed March 2, 1953 2Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. EDWARD DEC gmm' nid States 339,674, March 1954,Serial No.

Continuation of application Serial No.

2, 1953. This application April 30, 426,653

1 Claim. (Cl. 224-2) This invention relates to gun holsters and moreparticularly to a gun holster which will automatically eject the gun atthe desired moment.

This application is a continuation of my application Serial No. 339,674filed March 2, 1953, and now abandoned.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a toy gun holsterincluding spring-actuated means acting on the toy gun to move the pistolupward against the palm of the hand at the desired moment.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a gun holsterof the above type including upwardlyextending release means adapted tobe triggered by the palm of the hand before the latter reaches thepistol handle.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an automaticholder for a toy gun holster wherein as a plunger is pressed downwardlycatch hooks will release a lever which will shove the gun upwardly by aspring into the palm of the hand.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide an automatic gunejector bearing the above objects in mind which is of s' pleconstruction, is inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number ofparts, is easy to use and efiicient in operation.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

On the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an holster embodying the features ofshown partly broken away tion thereof.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view in section with the gun in operativeFig. 3 is a transverse sectional 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a view similar gun being ejected.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, in which similar referencenumerals identify corresponding parts throughout the several views,there is shown an automatic gun ejector, referred to collectively as 10,and including the usual holster backing 11 adapted to be mounted on abelt by means of the usual strap 12, substantially as illustrated.

The usual holster front 13 is secured means of fastening elements pocketto receive the gun 15 manner of holster constructions.

In the practice of my invention, a length of hollow metal tubing 16having a slot 17 extending from end to end is secured within the holsterat one side thereof by automatic gun ejector the present invention toshow the interior constructhereof shown partly position therein. viewtaken along line to Fig. 2 but showing the to backing 11 by 14,providing thereby a therewithin in the usual means of U-shaped brackets18 welded thereto, the brackets 18 at their ends being secured to thefront 13 and backing 11 by means of screws 19.

A transverse pin 20 pierces the upper end of tubing 16 and serves tosecure the upper end of a tension spring 21 extending downwardlytherefrom within the tubing 16, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5.

A member 22 slides longitudinally within the tubing 16 and is integrallyformed at its upper end with an eye 23 which secures the bottom ofspring 21, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5. The member 22 on itslongitudinal.side adjacent the slot 17 is integrally formed with an L- shaped lever24, the latter sliding longitudinally in the slot 17 and being adaptedto be received in the lower end of barrel 25 of gun 15 when the latteris inserted into the holster. The lowermost end of member 22 isintegrally formed with a catch 26 for a purpose to be referred todirectly.

A triangular member 27 is pivotally mounted at the lower end of tubing16 within slot 17 by means of a pin 28, the upper corner of this memberbeing integrally formed with a hook 29 adapted to engage the catch 26,as shown in Fig. 2, in a manner to be hereinafter described. The bottomof tubing 16 is provided with an opening 30 adapted to accommodate theportion of member 27 surrounding pin 28. The bottom of member 27 isintegrally formed with a downwardly extending portion 31, the latter atone side being integrally formed with a transverse pin 32 extendingoutwardly of tubing 16 through an opening 33 therein, as shown in Figs.2 and 5. A push-back spring 34 sleeves the pin 32 intermediate tubing 16and portion 31 and normally tends to rotate the member 27 in a clockwisedirection and to retain thereby the catch hook 29 in engagement withcatch 26, as will be obvious.

As a means of rotating the member 27 counterclockwise against the actionof spring 34 and to release thereby the catch hook 29 from catch 26,permitting the mem ber 22 to move upwardly under the action of spring 21and to eject gun 15, the corner of member 27 external of tubing 16 isprovided with an opening 35. An elongated wire 36 is slidably mounted onthe rear face of backing 11 by means of brackets 37, the bottom of thiswire being forwardly and downwardly bent as at 38 and passing through anopening 39 in backing 11, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5, the wirecontinuing downwardly and terminating in a forwardly bent portion 40passing through opening 35. The upper end of this wire is extended abovethe top of backing 11 and terminates near the top of strap 12, as shownin Fig. 2, in a button 41.

In operation, the gun 15 is inserted downwardly in the holsterintermediate the front 13 and backing 11, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4,with the barrel 25 receiving therewithin the lever 24. The gun 15 ispressed downwardly into the holster against the action of spring 21until the catch 26 of member 22 is engaged by catch hook 29 of member27, whereupon downward pressure on the gun may be released. The spring34 will retain the catch hook 29 in engagement with catch 26, and thegun will then remain in the holster.

When the palm 42 of the hand approaches the handle 43 of the gun 15, theformer will contact the button 41 before reaching the handle 43, asshown in Fig. 2. This moves portion 40 of wire 36 downwardly, rotatingmember 27 in a counterclockwise direction and rotating thereby catchhook 29 out of engagement with catch 26, permitting member 22 to movevery rapidly upwardly under the action of spring 21. This carries lever24 rapidly upward and thereby barrel 25, ejecting the gun 15 upwardlyand the handle 43 thereof into the palm 43 where it is grasped and thedraw is completed. Thus as the palm 42 approaches the handle 43, thelatter will appear to jump upwardly in a novel and mystifying manner,also reducing the amount of time necessary to complete the draw.

While I have described my automatic gun ejector in connection with a toygun holster, it will be readily ap preciated that my invention isequally applicable to regulation size holsters without departing fromthe scope thereof.

It will be noted that each time the gun 15 is inserted into the holster,the spring 21 will be extended and the catch hook 29 brought intoengagement with the catch 26, thereby loading the device for automaticejection without fail.

I claim:

An automatic gun ejector attachment for a gun holster, comprising a tubesecured to the holster extending from the bottom to near the topthereof, a coil spring in said tube having its upper end secured to theupper end of said tube, said tube having a longitudinal slot therein, amember extending through saidslot slidable up and down the slot having aportion thereof in said tube connected to the lower end of said springand having a second portion outside of said tube shaped to engage themuzzle end of a gun, a spring-operated catch comprising a plate in thelower part of said slot in said tube, a pin extending across the tube onwhich said plate is rotatably mounted, said plate having at its top ahook to engage the gun-muzzle-engaging member, a second spring acting tohold said hook in releasable engagement with said member, alongitudinally movable hook-release element pivotally secured at itsbottom end to said plate and extending upwardly to a point beyond thetop of a gun when in said holster so that when the hand is moved downtowards the handle of the gun it strikes the top of said hook-releaseelement some distance before contacting the handle of the and turns saidplate against the action of the second spring to release said member andpermit the first spring to throw the gun upwardly out of the holsterinto the palm of the hand.

" References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,089,229 Klein Mar. 3, 1914 2,577,869 Adams Dec. 11, 1951

